Fruit-juice dispenser



June 12, 1928. 1,672,930

T. F. DENMAN FRUIT JUICE DISPENSER Filed April 29, 1927 3 Sheets-Sheet l F1-ig. 1

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T.` F. DENMAN FRUIT JUICE DISPENSER Filed April 29, 1927 3' Sheets-Sheet 3 l N V EN TOR.

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Patented June 12, 1928.

UNITiEn STATES y PATENT OFFICE.

TBUMAN r. DENMAN, or 'slm FRANCISCO, cnrronmmnssiqivon or ONE-HALF To FRANK J. nnMMnfaLn/or sANfFRANcIsco, CALIFORNIA.

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This invention relates `to improvements .in fruit juice orsyrup dispensershavlng a construction adaptedlfor use in col1ng,1m 1x1ng :inddispensing a quantity of ,I'ru-itjuiceand Water. i 4 j An objectof my invention is to yprovide a fruit yjuice dispenser of novel .construction adapted to contain separated quantitles of water, fruit 'uice andice. A j j y Another o ject of my invention `iS, $0 provide a fruit juice dispenser having novel means embodied therein for mixing and dispensing a quantity ofi fruit juice andvsuater.`

the convenient .insertion of ice `withinrthc` dispenser. 1 y j i j j Another object of my invention is to provide a fruit juice dispenser having` a construction `which permits the convenient `removal ofthe variouspartsthereof iortclean` ing or other purposes. i s

` :Another object of my invention is to pro vide a `fruit juice dispensetadapktcd C911- tain quantities of `fruit juice, ,water Yand Ice, which has means embodied therein for `withdrawing a Amixture of y.fruit juice y water or a quantityv of Water. j j j j Other .objectsy more .or less apparent `will present themselves or will be particularly pointed out Vin the following description Y `In the accompanying drawings: j o Fig. 1" a perspective viewofafruitljuice dispenser constructed in accordance fwitli my invention, showing a part thereof broken away;

Fig. 2 part .0f the fruit juice .dispenser used `for withdrawing and mixing quantities of fruit juice and water; i j y j Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the fruit juice dispenser, showing Va part .thereof broken away/.and the container for holding fruit juice in an outwardly swung `position;

Fig. 4 is a Asectional view taken on `the line 4-4 of Fig. 2; l

Fig. 5 is a sectional View line 5-K-5 of 2;`

`is `a vertical .Sectional view of th fFig. 6 is a sectional view of the lower partofjthe ice container, showing the various piges connected to the same ug. 7 is a` rear `.side4 view `of themeans used ,-forjll'egulating the `flow` of fruit juice and .water :fromthe containerslocated inside the dispenser; and j i u Ijg. 8Pis asideview of the means shown 1I), l i i j Reigen-ing to lthe drawings, the numeral 1 represents Aa `basev having an inwardly ex- `telidlng projecting part located on its inside surface, upon which a jar 2 is adapted c to rest. .The jar 2 is provided with a removable cover 3 and a .bottom 4, the latter having a downwardly disposed portion 51ocated centrally therein within which certain fittings lare fastened, as will be `later described. .l j

.Removably Alocated inside `jar 2 near the upperjpart thereofis a pan 6 `for holding a quantity` of fruitljuice, syrup orother liquid preparation, .the said pan being suitably supported inside the top part ot' the said c Jar Y2.

,Extending through the side wall `of the Jar 2,1sapipe Thaving an outwardl i pro-` jecting flanged portion 8 which is `adapted to .Contact wth'the outer` surface of `thersaid Side Wall.` The piper? is held securely `ini placeby a washer 9,` anda lock mit .11.0, the' lattergbeing .adapted to screw .against the washer through lthreads located on; the vsaid pipe.. Extending longitudinallythrough the plpe aretwo openin sill and 12whichconnect ,respectively w15 upwardly extending pipes 13 `,and `14 `the said Ypipes being suit-.- ab `secured to the upper side `of the pipe 7 y 4. orfformed `integrally therewith. Suitably j secured to thebottom `ffthe pan `'6 with its lower part movably located inside tliepipe 1,3 in such a manner as to form atelesco e connection, isa tube l5., which. completes t e means `for ,permitting the fruit juice located inthe said punto flow downwardly into the opening ll. 'j j y j j,

The outwardly `disposed .end of the pipe 7 assumes Aa general conical shape,and ,has a vertically extending opening of a similar Shapeglocated tlicnein.` -Movably located in the Said vertical opening, with its sides closeiyfttirig the side wausof `the said opening, is a. regulating vmember 16, ha-ving a handle 1d" loca/ted on ,its top part. The regulating the horizontally extending part of opening Extending downwardly through the top of the regulating member 16 with its end projecting into the horizontally extending part of the opening 18, is a set screw 2l which upon being screwed inwardly or voutwardly, regulates the amount of fruit juice passing through the opening 18.

Screwed on the lower end of the regulating member 16 is a cup shaped member 22 having an opening located in its bottom side through which solutions flowing through openings 18 and 19 may finally pass.

Extending from a suitable source of supply, through the side of the base 1 and upwardly through the downwardly disposed portion 5 of the bottom 4 to which it is suitably secured, is a water pipe 23, which extends spirally in an upward direction adjacent but separated from the inside surface of side walls of the jar 2. The end of the water pipe 23 is suitabl connected to the pipe 14, and a quantity o water is permitted to flow through the said pipe 23, the pipe 14, the opening 12 in pipe 7, through either of the openings 19 and 20 located in regulating member, and out through the cup shaped member 22.

Extending through the side of the base and Aconnecting with the inside of the jar 2,v

is a drain pi e `24, which is suitably secured to the ownwardly disposed portion 5 of the bottom 4.

As shown in Fig. 6, the water ipe 23 and the drain pipe 24 may be forme integrally with an outwardly disposed flanged portion 25 resting' on upper'surface of the downwardly disposed portion 5, and a washer 26 and lock nut 27 located aroundthe rtwo pipes may hold them securely in place.

In operation, the cover 3 is removed from the jar 2 and the pan 6 is moved upwardly and outwardly as shown in Fig. 3, so that a quantity of ice may be inserted within the jar. After the pan is filled with fruit juice or other desirable composition, the water pipe 23 is suitably connected to a supply of water or other Huid which is under pressure. The fruit juice from the pan 6 iows downwardly through the tube 15 and the pipe 13 into the longitudinally extending opening 11 located in the pipe 7, and a quantity of water located in pipe 23 ows therethrough and into the longitudinally extending opening 12 located in the pipe 7. The ice which was inserted inside the jar 2 serves to chill both the water located in pipe 23 and the fruit juice located in the pan 6.

Upon turning the handle 17 of the regulating member 16 so that its openings 18 and 19 register respectively with o enings 11 and 12 of pipe 7, quantities of ruit juice and water are permitted to flow into the cup shaped member 22 where they are thoroughly mixed before linally passing through the opening located therein.

If it is desired that only water be dispensed, the handle 17 is turned until the opening 20 in the regulating member registers with the opening 12 of pipe 7.

The faucet or regulating member may be conveniently dissembled by unscrewing the cup shaped member' 22 from the regulating member 16, and then withdrawing the latter from the conical shaped opening located in the pipe 7.

The pan 6 may also be readily detached by pulling the same upwardly until the tube 15 becomes entirely disengaged from the pipe 13.

Although I have shown and described the preferred forni my invention may assume, it is apparent to those skilled in the art that the same may be embodied in other forms equally as satisfactory as the one illustrated. I therefore desire my invention included broadly within the spirit of the ap ended claims.

aving described my invention, what I claim is: l

'1. A liquid solution dispenser com rising a container havin a pan for hol ing a liquid'solution an a water supplying pipe located therein, a faucet having a plurality of openings therethrough, means connecting the pan with one of the openings in the faucet, separate means connecting the water pipe with another of the said openings, a regulating member located in the faucet for regulating the amount of water and liquid solution passing through the openings, and a `cup shaped member secured to the regulating member and movable therewith for mixing the water and the liquid solution passing through the openin s in the faucet.

v2. A liquid solution ispenser comprising a container having a pan for holding a quaitity of liquid solution and a water supplying pipe located therein, a faucet having a plurality of openings therein, a regulating member forming a part of the faucet having a plurality of openings extending therethrough, each of said openings being adapted to register with one of the openings located in the faucet, separate means connecting the pan and the water pipe with two of the openings in the faucet, adjustable means located in the regulating member for regulating the amount of liquid solution passing through one of the openings in the regulatopenings extending therethrough, a regulating member movabl located in one end of the pipe having a p. urality of openings extending therethrough, each of said openingsy being adapted to register With one of the openings in the pipe, and adjustable means located in the regulating member for regulating the amount of liquid solution passing through one of the openings.

4. In a faucet, a regulatingmember movably supported Within a casing, an opening extending through the regulating member, a separate opening extending through the regulating member, and a third opening extending partly through tlie regulating member and joining one of the firstmentioned openings at a pointnear the central partof the regulating member. p

5. In a faucet, a regulating member movably supported Within a casing, an opening extending through the regulating member, a separate opening exten ing through the regulating member', a third opening extending partly through the regulating member and joining one of the first mentioned openings at a point near the central part of the regulating member, and means adjustably located in the regulating member for regulating `the amount of fluid passing through one of the openings.

6. In a faucet, a regulating member movably `supported Within a casing, an opening extending through the regulating member, a se arate openmg extending through the regu ating member, a third opening extending partly through the regulating member and joining one of the iirst tWo mentioned openings at a point near the central part of Vthe regulating member, a cup shaped member attached to the regulating member for receiving liquid passin through the said openings, and means ad]ustably attached to the regulating member for regulating the amount of liquid passing through one of the said openings.`

7. A fruit juice dispenser comprising a container, a pan removabl located inside the container, a faucet, an means connecting the pan and the faucet, comprised of one pipe movably located inside another, Whereby the pan may be removed from the inside of the container and swung outwardly Without disconnecting it from the faucet.

. TRUMAN F. DENMAN. 

